2–6

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
STL	1	0	1	2
LAK	1	3	2	6

Blues at Kings

Kings beat Blues 6–2 at Crypto.com Arena on December 17, 2002.

🗓 Tue, Dec 17, 2002 · 21:30 CST 📍 Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 👑 LAK

Eric Belanger

3 G

3 shots · 18:43 TOI · +3

2nd star 👑 LAK

Jaroslav Modry

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 19:45 TOI

3rd star 👑 LAK

Jason Allison

3 A

5 shots · 19:50 TOI · +1

4rd star 👑 LAK

Felix Potvin

34 saves

0.944 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

👑 Jaroslav Modry PP Go-ahead 1st · 15:17

Assists: Jason Allison, Mathieu Schneider · beat Brent Johnson

0–1

🎵 Keith Tkachuk PP Tying 1st · 17:32

Assists: Al MacInnis, Doug Weight · beat Felix Potvin

1–1

2nd period

👑 Eric Belanger Go-ahead 2nd · 00:32

Assists: Ian Laperriere · beat Brent Johnson

1–2

👑 Bryan Smolinski PP 2nd · 06:11

Assists: Mathieu Schneider, Jaroslav Modry · beat Brent Johnson

1–3

👑 Eric Belanger 2nd · 17:58

Assists: Jason Allison, Erik Rasmussen · beat Brent Johnson

1–4

3rd period

🎵 Scott Mellanby PP 3rd · 04:42

Assists: Doug Weight, Al MacInnis · beat Felix Potvin

2–4

👑 Ziggy Palffy PP 3rd · 13:53

Assists: Jason Allison, Jaroslav Modry · beat Brent Johnson

2–5

👑 Eric Belanger SH Empty net 3rd · 17:30

Assists: Ian Laperriere, Dmitry Yushkevich

2–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🎵STL LAK👑

36 Shots on goal 29

2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 3/7

6 Hits 5

38 Penalty minutes 26

STL shooting 5.6% (2/36) LAK shooting 20.7% (6/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🎵Blues

Brent Johnson

23/28

.821 SV% · 5 GA · 58:57 TOI

👑Kings

Felix Potvin

34/36

.944 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Blues

Blues — tied after 1st: 18-8-4 (60% win rate, 30 games)

Kings

Kings — tied after 1st: 16-10-4 (53% win rate, 30 games)

After 2nd — 1–4

Blues

Blues: no games found in this situation this year.

Kings

Kings: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🎵Blues

L1 Tkachuk · Weight · Drake 17:51

L2 Rucinsky · Cajanek · Mellanby 16:05

L3 Boguniecki · Papineau · Demitra 14:21

L4 Podein · Nash · Low 8:55

D1 MacInnis · Salvador 22:21

D2 Khavanov · Laflamme 19:20

D3 Jackman · Koivisto 14:32

👑Kings

L1 Allison · Rasmussen · Palffy 19:50

L2 Frolov · Belanger · Laperriere 18:43

L3 Johnson · Smolinski · Chartrand 12:10

L4 Cammalleri · Aulin 7:02

D1 Norstrom · Schneider 22:28

D2 Yushkevich · Modry 20:10

D3 Visnovsky · Corvo 17:22

D4 Norton 4:41

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ STL vs LAK, answered

Who won Blues vs Kings on December 17, 2002?

Kings won 6–2.

What was the final score of Blues vs Kings?

The final score was Blues 2, Kings 6.

Who scored for Blues?

Keith Tkachuk, Scott Mellanby.

Who scored for Kings?

Eric Belanger (3), Bryan Smolinski, Jaroslav Modry, Ziggy Palffy.

How did the Blues goalie play?

Brent Johnson made 23 saves on 28 shots (.821 save percentage).

How did the Kings goalie play?

Felix Potvin made 34 saves on 36 shots (.944 save percentage).

Where is Blues vs Kings played?

At Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the Kings home rink.

What is the Blues vs Kings season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🎵Blues

Previous game · Dec 14

👑Kings

Previous game · Dec 15

Also on December 17, 2002

Blues season page Kings season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule